American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2
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Palliative
PAL’LIATIVE, a. Extenuating; serving to extenuate by excuses or favorable representation.
1. Mitigating; alleviating; as pain or disease.
PAL’LIATIVE, n. That which extenuates.
1. That which mitigates, alleviates or abates the violence of pain, disease or other evil.
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